Memorial Hermann Hospital starts new trauma institute

Memorial Hermann Hospital announced today the establishment of the Texas Trauma Institute, which aims to improve survival and recovery rates for trauma victims.

The institute, in affiliation with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, will bring together reputable researchers, clinicians and educators to create innovations designed to improve quality of life for trauma patients young and old.

The institute’s 200 beds and 24-hour emergency and trauma care will be directed by veteran U.S. colonel John B. Holcomb, whose years in the battlefield earned him the reputation of one of the military’s top surgeons.

In addition to trauma and emergency care, patients will receive access to TIRR Memorial Hermann, Memorial Hermann Life Flight – the state’s first air ambulance service – and Houston’s only verified burn center.